I love to work with glass and clay. I enjoy molding and stretching the abilities of each material to get my desired result. I am always amazed that, no matter how hard I try, most of my art does not end up exactly like what I saw in my mind

A little girl had a hamster that had gotten out of his cage and when the hamster was found it appeared to be completely healthy and happy. She placed her hamster back into his home, but he would not move – he just sat there. He didn’t eat, play or

Someone made the comment to me that it seems like I have a black cloud over me. I told them, “I’ve been learning to dance the past eight months.” Let me share with you how this dance developed. November 1, 2016 was my first dance lesson. I was sitting in

I have nothing profound or spiritual to say this month. I have spent the last few weeks trying to think of the perfect posts to write. Pouring over sermons stored up in my heart seemed like a good idea until I just couldn’t get those thoughts onto my screen. I

Dear Mama, I am sitting on the couch drinking my cup of tea reflecting on memories of you in my life. All those moments as a child that I would hang on to your every word when you would tell me a story, the gentle way you would talk to

Dear Reader, You look in the mirror and see your flaws. The muffin top, the rear end that has started to travel south, the lines on your face. Each and every one of you reading this knows exactly what I am talking about. Your eyes are attracted to your flaws.

The colder weather in California recently got me to thinking about when I used to live in Fairbanks, Alaska. I remember the winters being very dark and very, very COLD. Negative 80 degrees cold. You could take a cup of steaming hot coffee throw it up in the below-freezing

A few weeks ago I was at church. I was sitting alone and enjoying the solitude, the worship and praise. Basically, I was just content. After the last opening song, the Pastor came to the pulpit and asked us to turn and introduce ourselves to one another. To be honest,

It is OK to have tangled lights, and a leaning tree. Missing extension cords. Wreaths that blow off the door, Christmas balls that fall to the floor. Your pie is allowed to be not as flaky as you had hoped. Your elf on the shelf may go missing. Your dog

“I didn’t know you have a pickle tree here in your front yard”, exclaimed the delighted four-year-old as he pocketed his treasure of birch tree pods in his pockets. Laughing and wishing to myself how enchanting it would be to actually have instant pickles from a tree instead of waiting